you did what?

my resolve crumbled today under the weight of transcontinental badgering, and i now have a social networking account. in spite of all outward appearances, i do not believe in such media, but the incontrovertibility of the facts aligned against me supersedes all previous proclamations, protestations, and pronouncements. but this is beside the point.

the point is that i have written only one letter

"To Whom It May Concern"

today, and this time the concerned party is the court system of Florida. a friend's inattentiveness to a minor traffic matter has resulted in a warrant being issued for his arrest, and i just handed him a (well-crafted) letter that i hope will assist him in his efforts to avoid a minor case of incarceration.

i'm feeling a little bit like Perry Mason, and it has left me rambling about, mingling jurisprudence with ignorance, cursing my sluggish internet connection, and trying to ignore the incessant drilling noise from the upstairs apartment.